A reward of $100,000 is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the persons responsible for a disturbing act of animal cruelty. WARNING: Some of the images you are about to see are disturbing.

Elephant rides and other animal encounters have long been a staple of the Asian backpacking experience. But with steady reports of animal cruelty, the BBC's Anna Jones asks whether tourists are starting to turn their backs on such adventures.

A woman has described the terrifying moment her cat came home 'thrashing around with an arrow right through his eye', then went missing - only to return hours later with the bolt miraculously removed from its face.